Connecting Care

Southfort Bend Gardens social committee make donation to local food bank! https://www.fortsaskatchewanrecord.com//southfort-bend-gar

Open letter to Albertans from the Alberta Seniors & Community Housing Association (ASCHA): "Since the initial measures that were implemented back in March at the onset of the pandemic, our front-line workers in seniors housing and care have implemented rigorous measures to keep our most vulnerable safe, in the settings they choose to call home. These workers are not just homecare, health care aides and nursing staff, but also those that provide life enrichment, nutritious me...als, housekeeping services, and day-to-day operations of Alberta’s active and lively seniors communities. These teams are the superheroes of the pandemic. They are the ones that are focusing on supporting the social, mental, and health needs of their residents, including preventive measures. These are essential services that build a protective wall around seniors. See more

Many thanks to those of you who have taken the time to send us cards that we can send to our residents! Please keep them coming - the more the merrier! Purchase one or more greeting cards, write in them some encouraging words, artwork, etc., and send the cards in a larger envelope to: Connecting Care #503, 10158-103 Street Edmonton, AB. T5J 0X6

Cards from others for our residents? Priceless!! Please send in yours now! https://www.cnn.com//oldest-christmas-card-sale/index.html

Blessed Sacrament Students in the Grade 12 Religion 35 class usually go to the Bissell Centre in Edmonton around this time of year to give back to people in need with a community volunteering act. But this year they were unable to do that thanks to COVID-19. Instead, they chose to stay local and do something for the residents at Points West Living in Wainwright. The students put together packages of Christmas gifts for the seniors, which they delivered on Tuesday, December 1. Thanks to support from sponsors GreenBelt Farms, Norris Ford, No Frills, Racks Oilfield, Randy and Judy Stafford, Stalco Insurance, Darlene and Joe Rinas with Toil Enterprises, the students were able to assemble dozens of packages for the local seniors. (Wainwright Edge, Dec. 1, 2020) Blessed Sacrament School

The videos of the presentations from our Virtual Conference 2020 "Community Strong" are now online for viewing! https://www.youtube.com/playlist

https://www.cnn.com//cdc-acip-covid-19-vaccine/index.html

Congratulations, Harold! Proud resident of Points West Living - Red Deer. https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca//cycling-around-the-world-dist

https://www.reddeeradvocate.com//red-deer-senior-uses-sta/